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The Jim and Ellie Newton Children's Literature Center was
established 14 years ago to provide sets of books for teachers
to check out and use in their classrooms.
The Newton's made a generous contribution to establish the
Literature Center, which currently features more than 300 sets
of books. The books range from stories for early readers, to
titles for children in later elementary and middle school grades
and has expanded to high school.
Each year teachers submit a list of new books that they would
like added to the Center's collection. The Literature Center not
only has the classics for the children such as "The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer," but more recently published books for every
level of reading.
Sadly, we lost Ellie Newton but our students and teachers are
fortunate to be the beneficiaries of the legacy they established
at the Children's Literature Center. It has grown to reach out
to thousands of students over the years and touched them with
the joy of reading. Further, it has helped the Lee County School
District in reaching its goal of improving reading scores and
having every student reading on grade level.
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